Archive for February, 2009

Magnesium: Why Everyone Needs This Mineral!

Much like duct-tape, magnesium is a jack-of-all-trades. It can be used in a pinch to help a multitude of problems and is actually essential to all of your cells! Did you know that over 300 enzymes require magnesium to function and more than 50% of our magnesium resides in our skeleton? Are you getting the necessary amount?
There are several forms of magnesium, with magnesium oxide as the most common however it’s the most difficult to digest making it a waste of your money. Better absorbed varieties include magnesium citrate, magnesium glycinate (which does not typically cause [...]

The Quality of Your Supplements: Worth it or Wasteful?

Research reports that over 60% of Americans are on some sort of supplement, whether it be a multi-vitamin, vitamin C, calcium, or herbs specific for a condition. How do you know that the multi-vitamin you buy from a discount grocer is of the same quality you would find at a doctor’s office or on-line?
I hear all the time about ‘super-size’ vitamins where my patients find and buy 1000 capsules of fish oil for $5.99 or 500 tablets of calcium for $7.50. While I agree that you can’t beat the bang for your buck, I do question [...]

Estrogen Dominance: 10 Ways to Natural Balance.

Estrogen dominance occurs when your levels of estrogen are higher than your progesterone. These two hormones like to live in a nice, healthy balance so that you get the benefits of both. If your progesterone drops down or your estrogen shoots up, you suddenly find yourself full of symptoms such as PMS, heavy periods, longer periods, clots, weight gain, breast tenderness, mood swings, and potentially estrogen dominant cancers.
Here are simple ways to reduce your risk of estrogen overload:
1) Non-organic/non-free range cattle & poultry are fed estrogen like hormones to grow and become meatier. Make the switch to [...]

Are You Chronically Dehydrated?

Water is so important to the health of our cells and the function of our organs yet many Americans are chronically dehydrated. On average, a person loses about 2 liters of water per day through their lungs, their skin, and their urine. This number goes up in hot or humid weather and with physical exertion.
Signs of dehydration include fatigue, headache, dizziness upon standing or sitting-up, difficulty concentrating, dry skin, dark urine, constipation or hard stools, irritable mood, muscle cramps, thirsty, and dry mouth.
Your body is 60-70% water. It is so important for removing waste products, balancing your [...]

Adult Acne: Shouldn’t This Have Ended Years Ago?

Would someone please tell our skin that puberty is over? It ended years ago, and still we are dealing with the aftermath. Why do adult women have the kind of acne we experienced as teenagers? The large, inflamed, all over your face type that blisters up out of nowhere and manages to come the morning of a large, important event…and stay for days.
At first we assumed it was hormonal as it cropped up around that PMS week. Lately, I have been hearing more women complain of acne all month long that never seems to go [...]

Falling Asleep Naturally

We all have those nights when sleep just isn’t an option. We lay awake and stare at the ceiling, fall asleep and wake up a few hours later, or sleep so lightly that every little noise rouses us. Sleep is absolutely vital to our health. It recharges our system and actually gives growth hormone time to heal all the cells in our body.
Without sleep, we are foggy, groggy, irritable, confused, forgetful, tired, and moody. It’s like the seven dwarves without the prince to rescue us!
First, take your energizing vitamins or medications in the morning [...]